MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP — Authorities are hoping to identify two men who allegedly robbed a woman outside a Muskegon Township gas station early Sunday.

A 53-year-old Muskegon Township woman was at the Wesco, 1819 E. Apple, around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday when she was robbed of her purse by two unidentified men while in the parking lot, according to the police report.

The woman told police she was parked on the west side of the building when she was putting her coffee inside the vehicle and felt a “tug on her purse and her purse was ripped from her arm,” the report said.

She said two white males in their teens — one wearing a red jacket and both wearing hooded sweatshirts —then ran from the area. The victim wasn't able to get a better description of the suspects, police said.

An employee of the store attempted to run after the men, but lost sight of them, the report said. The woman's purse was later discovered by Muskegon Township Police Office Thomas Bartolameolli on Ada Street, under a spruce tree.

All the contents were inside the purse when it was found, the report said. The woman did not have cash in her purse at the time it was taken, police said.

Video surveillance captured images of the men. Police hope someone may know who they are and call authorities at the Muskegon Township Police Department at 777-1666, 911 or Silent Observer at 72-CRIME.

The video shows the men walking toward the gas station and then shows a second image of the men running from the building with an employee behind them for a short time.

The video was unable to be viewed in the traditional format here, but Sanford said if someone has knowledge of the suspects and wants to verify their identity, they can view the video at the Muskegon Township Police Department at 1990 East Apple.